Wow… Perfectly restored, perfect video recording, perfect editing, and extremely creative production. I really liked how you dumped the old cotton into a medical instrument tray… clever! Thanks for a very entertaining video! 👍👍👍 ~John in Ohio
Now there is a blast from the past. My dad is Welsh (uk) where I was born & my mum was Austrian, having come to Wsles just after the war ended for work where they met. My dad had 3 of these lighters & I remember them well... they were excellent.
I have to say I LOVE the beer ratings. On UA-cam there are a handful of really excellent restorers who all show great care and attention to detail on every project, and you are most definitely on this list. BUT because you had the great idea to do something simple and extra like tasting and rating 1 different beer with each restoration, you unmistakably stand out from your peers. There are maybe a couple dozen other really great restoration channels on your level, but there is only 1 Dr. Beer! I have no doubts that so long as you are willing to keep going you will find ever greater success with your channel and it is well deserved, cheers!
Sehr fachmännisch restoriert mit schönes Endresultat, ich hatte damals im mitte 60tiger so eine 'lookalike' Doppelgänger von Marke IMCO war auch sehr gut!
3:28 beautiful history of use represented by all that gobbledygook cleaned out. You are noble for noticing it’s legacy, catching it before it flickered out completely.
A nice restoration Dr. Beer. We had many items for sale in this country called 'Ideal' many of which were most definitely not during this period but were sometimes all that was available and I have a lighter that my grandfather owned that is very similar to yours. He fought in WW1 and bore no grudge, he employed an au pair from Austria in the 1930s. My father lived through WW2 and had a German pen pal from the 1960s who I still correspond with. NO TO WAR.
Well done! There also is an Austrian version of this trench lighter. The brand name is IMCO and they still make them today. Retail price is less than 20€. I personally think both lighters are by design superior to Zippo. Greetings from Belgium.
Imco was bought from chinese people in 2012. Since then they are made in china with worse quality. I bought 2 original austrian made ones and use one every day since over 1 year and i love it. Greetings from germany
I have a China knockoff and it works, but it seems to constantly run out of fuel no matter how much I dose the reload … interested to now find an original …
@@dermaurer9767 Original IMCO lighters are indeed extremely difficult to beat. good seal with the snuffer cap, no parts to lose when replacing flint. a strong spark with the... i assume its dual cut grinding wheel. compare that to the poor quality of fake imcos.
I didn't think anything could top the Goliath restoration, but this one was even more compelling. So excited to see the Patreon list getting longer, too!
Another nice beer rating... oh and the lighter restoration was okay, too. The chrome plating was a nice touch. Looking forward to the next one... beer, that is...
Waited with bated breath for the lighting at the end, forcing myself not to peek at the conclusion. Glad I watched through your talented skills, beautifying a relic with an inspiring note against war. Grolsch is an old favorite, I've not bought for years. You've encouraged me to view another of your videos AND buy a six pack of Grolsch. Thanks again.
This restoration was so relaxing to watch. As I see it, a proper restoration of a lighter requires exactly the discipline you possess. I agree that the parts should be kept as intact as possible. The plating was the ultimate demonstration of skill, and patience. After assembly, the lighter looked as if it was made yesterday! I cannot thank you enough for resurrecting these machines from the past. It gives the young people watching a glimpse into the methods, and design engineering from the early 40s. More importantly, it will inspire some to learn a trade that involves using tools, sandpaper, and chemical processes, instead of spending hours playing video games. Grolsch is one of my favorite beers. It is unpasteurized because the Dutch believe that this treatment changes the character of the finished brew. I want to try Grolsch Dark, if I can find a reputable vendor who carries it. Thank you once again for this incredible posting. I look forward to the next. Stay safe during this modern-day pestilence.
omg the WW2 petrol lighter is so practical looking compare to lighters now. its a lighter and feels like a torch at the same time and doesn't even look like a smokers lighter they need to keep selling its a good fire source tool.
Whenever l watch your videos, l can't help but imagine who used the particular item being restored. If we could see into the past and see the people, their lives, and their interaction with the item, well, how epic that would be! My imagination runs wild!
Fantastic ! First time with these tapes have I seen real CHROME plating. As a young'un, I had the Austrian version of this, (called I think IMCO) the most reliable lighter ever. Sadly it was lost. All credit to you Sir, for an excellent restoration, (and beer tasting) Thank you !
Seriously cool lighter and amazing outcome too! If you dip the cardboard insert in wax on both sides it will last a long time and that's how they used to be done as waterproofing too.
maaan my Grandpa had one of those, and it was his fidged toy and everything, idk i cant think of my granddad and not having this thing in my head, sadly it disapeard after his death, wish i had one of those, as a reminder, such an beautiful thing, i didnt even knew we had something like an Zippo Version all the love, feel hugged!
Proof you don't need a massive item with hundreds of parts just to bring history back. sometimes it is the small simple things that we really need to bring back from the edge.
Just think how many of those lighters were manufactured back then in the same time it took to restore this one... Great job in any case, it looks really great!
Hi mate I live in the UK and watched nearly all of your videos and they are great. I have quite a few old hand tools in my shed. You are more than welcome to them if you want. When it gets a bit warmer I will sort them out for you and ship them. You can restore them at your leisure and sell them on. I don't want anything I just like watching your videos when I am not fishing. Take care and stay safe mate. Tom.
Hey Tom, although I have a lot of projects lining up I'm always intrigued by such an offer. Take your time and whenever you sorted them you can send me pictures via Instagram or mail. You will find links in the channel description. Thank you a lot for your in general very generous support
Another lovely job on a beautiful piece of history. A simple yet elegant design, refreshed and elevated by your unique touch. Thank you for sharing, my friend.
Your seem to be a master of e-chemistry: respect! I like to see you to show us you are happy with you your work by having a 0,5l beer. I prefer to have it from a "Stein"... .
You mean a “Krug” or a Maß, as stein is just the material it’s made of (stoneware). Always amazing how thru adaptation language usage can be corrupted, no?
very cool lighter, its totally over engineered like many german things but it looks like something that feels good in your hand and refilling it makes you look cool in front of your friends
@@perry92964 my opa is from Austria and Germans came into his home, killed his parents and then he was forced to work for them until he was 20. Then he fled to australia
Great restoration. Love especially the galvanic part en het biertje. These lighters were sold in germany until early 70ties for about 6 DM. 2,50 DM was a $. äöüß.
Fabelhaft, Herr Doktor Beer! Du brauchst das Feuerzeug nicht nur schön machen, sondern auch zu funktionieren. Das ist die schliessliche Prüfung. Gute Arbeit! Daumen hoch!
The way you balance technical knowledge, attention to detail and perfectionism with respect for the objects' identity and age is outstanding. Always my favourite restoration channel. Cheers!
Wow… Perfectly restored, perfect video recording, perfect editing, and extremely creative production. I really liked how you dumped the old cotton into a medical instrument tray… clever! Thanks for a very entertaining video! 👍👍👍 ~John in Ohio
Primus was (is?) the name of a beer from Congo (ex belge)!
Perfectly restored is off-brand given the channel title.
@@JasperJanssen You make an excellent point. Time for a name change! 😉
I've been doing this kind of stuff for many years now, but this guy is truly fantastic
I love this. Old lighters are so interesting and well designed. I hate that everything now is just a piece of disposable plastic.
Of all the beer you have reviewed, this is the first one that I have had myself.
Now there is a blast from the past. My dad is Welsh (uk) where I was born & my mum was Austrian, having come to Wsles just after the war ended for work where they met. My dad had 3 of these lighters & I remember them well... they were excellent.
Every man had one of those when I grew up in 70's rural Spain!!!! so many memories...
It is nice to see a True Craftsman at work 👍👍
Really enjoyed the plating process.
I have to say I LOVE the beer ratings. On UA-cam there are a handful of really excellent restorers who all show great care and attention to detail on every project, and you are most definitely on this list.
BUT because you had the great idea to do something simple and extra like tasting and rating 1 different beer with each restoration, you unmistakably stand out from your peers. There are maybe a couple dozen other really great restoration channels on your level, but there is only 1 Dr. Beer!
I have no doubts that so long as you are willing to keep going you will find ever greater success with your channel and it is well deserved, cheers!
Sehr fachmännisch restoriert mit schönes Endresultat, ich hatte damals im mitte 60tiger so eine 'lookalike' Doppelgänger von Marke IMCO war auch sehr gut!
I’ve seen these lighters a lot when I was a child.
3:28 beautiful history of use represented by all that gobbledygook cleaned out. You are noble for noticing it’s legacy, catching it before it flickered out completely.
I watched this with Mister P. Junior. We both think you did a pretty sweet job here, beardy man. ❤
I still haven't met the junior to this day and it's really bugging me by now. I miss out on so many important things 👀
Awesome job. Love the added beer tasting and comparison you do.
Thank you! Cheers!
Erstklassige Arbeit. TOP.
Hello mister beautiful restoration professionally restored well done
I love this kind of lighters, I have a collection of them. Here in Argentina they are known as "Carusita" and most of them are from the Imco brand
Grandios ,hervorragende Feinarbeit ,du bist ein Spezialist ..Gratulation Herr Bier
Quite incredible how you cleaned up the body of the lighter using just simple sanding techniques
The detail put into this is an art. beautiful.
That looks very much like an Imco which was as Austrian company.
Very nice restoration - thanks.
A nice restoration Dr. Beer. We had many items for sale in this country called 'Ideal' many of which were most definitely not during this period but were sometimes all that was available and I have a lighter that my grandfather owned that is very similar to yours. He fought in WW1 and bore no grudge, he employed an au pair from Austria in the 1930s. My father lived through WW2 and had a German pen pal from the 1960s who I still correspond with. NO TO WAR.
Well done! There also is an Austrian version of this trench lighter. The brand name is IMCO and they still make them today. Retail price is less than 20€. I personally think both lighters are by design superior to Zippo. Greetings from Belgium.
Imco was bought from chinese people in 2012. Since then they are made in china with worse quality. I bought 2 original austrian made ones and use one every day since over 1 year and i love it.
Greetings from germany
Imco doesnt exist anymore. Only knockoffs, i own originals as well as rip offs and thers a major quality difference
I have a China knockoff and it works, but it seems to constantly run out of fuel no matter how much I dose the reload … interested to now find an original …
@@dermaurer9767 Original IMCO lighters are indeed extremely difficult to beat. good seal with the snuffer cap, no parts to lose when replacing flint. a strong spark with the... i assume its dual cut grinding wheel. compare that to the poor quality of fake imcos.
@@TokyoAzzA how many day of usage you need to refuel ?
I’ve always liked Grolsch beer. Nice to see it scored so well. Very nice restoration, too!
Parts tumbler is slick
In the 70s i had such one. Good work!
Glad to see you are still around Mr. Neumann 😁😁
That plating job is nice! I always liked Grolsch mostly for their bottles. Great for salad dressing.
I didn't think anything could top the Goliath restoration, but this one was even more compelling. So excited to see the Patreon list getting longer, too!
I didn't know the goliath was your favorite so far Kendra 😊
@@NTRprojects Yep! I just re-watched it a few nights ago, in fact. 🙂
Another nice beer rating... oh and the lighter restoration was okay, too. The chrome plating was a nice touch. Looking forward to the next one... beer, that is...
Waited with bated breath for the lighting at the end, forcing myself not to peek at the conclusion. Glad I watched through your talented skills, beautifying a relic with an inspiring note against war. Grolsch is an old favorite, I've not bought for years. You've encouraged me to view another of your videos AND buy a six pack of Grolsch. Thanks again.
This restoration was so relaxing to watch. As I see it, a proper restoration of a lighter requires exactly the discipline you possess. I agree that the parts should be kept as intact as possible. The plating was the ultimate demonstration of skill, and patience. After assembly, the lighter looked as if it was made yesterday! I cannot thank you enough for resurrecting these machines from the past. It gives the young people watching a glimpse into the methods, and design engineering from the early 40s. More importantly, it will inspire some to learn a trade that involves using tools, sandpaper, and chemical processes, instead of spending hours playing video games. Grolsch is one of my favorite beers. It is unpasteurized because the Dutch believe that this treatment changes the character of the finished brew. I want to try Grolsch Dark, if I can find a reputable vendor who carries it. Thank you once again for this incredible posting. I look forward to the next. Stay safe during this modern-day pestilence.
Looks almost brand new great job it turned out better then I thought it would.....
Glad to hear that you liked it so much Robert Colfack
I don't smoke but that is beautify restored. It would make an awesome conversation piece to have on your coffee table.
My fav so far ... so nice to watch ... now for my Beer ... 👌
omg the WW2 petrol lighter is so practical looking compare to lighters now. its a lighter and feels like a torch at the same time and doesn't even look like a smokers lighter they need to keep selling its a good fire source tool.
Beautiful restoration.
Excellent.
Beautiful job. The plating turned out very well.
Whenever l watch your videos, l can't help but imagine who used the particular item being restored. If we could see into the past and see the people, their lives, and their interaction with the item, well, how epic that would be! My imagination runs wild!
Fantastic ! First time with these tapes have I seen real CHROME plating. As a young'un, I had the Austrian version of this, (called I think IMCO) the most reliable lighter ever. Sadly it was lost. All credit to you Sir, for an excellent restoration, (and beer tasting) Thank you !
Seriously cool lighter and amazing outcome too! If you dip the cardboard insert in wax on both sides it will last a long time and that's how they used to be done as waterproofing too.
The results chapter was just so amazing
Loved the pyrotechnics at the end! 🔥😁👍 Great restoration!
I use zippo lighters and like the unusual ones, nice little lighter, good restoration.
You have more patience in your little finger than I do for tiny work like that. GOOD SHOW
Quality can always be restored! Well done!
Very nice, kudos.
Grabby Grabson is a good friend, never replace him 😛
Thank you for sharing
Outstanding restoration!
Many thanks!
maaan my Grandpa had one of those, and it was his fidged toy and everything, idk i cant think of my granddad and not having this thing in my head, sadly it disapeard after his death, wish i had one of those, as a reminder, such an beautiful thing, i didnt even knew we had something like an Zippo Version
all the love, feel hugged!
Best restoration ever
Proof you don't need a massive item with hundreds of parts just to bring history back. sometimes it is the small simple things that we really need to bring back from the edge.
thank you for the captions!
Beautiful work
Perfect job, especially the plating. I know how hard that can be but you really did a beautiful job my friend!
Thank you very much my friend!
@@NTRprojects I guess you’re friends now
@@misterpatina at least he's not moving away from me to another town 😭
Agree!
Why not a video about the plating process? I'm really interested on it
LOOKIN' GOOD, NICE RESTO, KEEP SAFE
Just think how many of those lighters were manufactured back then in the same time it took to restore this one... Great job in any case, it looks really great!
Great point!
You did a great job on this restoration!
Glad you liked it!
Stunning work.
Admirable work!!! Unique outcome!!! Thank you🙏🙏🙏
This video was very pleasant to watch. My husband likes the beer review in the middle of the video ❤
Wonderful work
Hi mate I live in the UK and watched nearly all of your videos and they are great. I have quite a few old hand tools in my shed. You are more than welcome to them if you want. When it gets a bit warmer I will sort them out for you and ship them. You can restore them at your leisure and sell them on. I don't want anything I just like watching your videos when I am not fishing. Take care and stay safe mate. Tom.
Hey Tom, although I have a lot of projects lining up I'm always intrigued by such an offer. Take your time and whenever you sorted them you can send me pictures via Instagram or mail. You will find links in the channel description. Thank you a lot for your in general very generous support
Bro, we’ll done. 👏 Zippos are so cool, I know it ain’t a zippo but it was cool watching this restore.
I enjoyed this one a lot!
BRILLIANT !!! Excellent work.
Amazing restoration. Well done as always. I remember that my father had a cigarette lighter very similar to that one many years ago.
Another lovely job on a beautiful piece of history. A simple yet elegant design, refreshed and elevated by your unique touch. Thank you for sharing, my friend.
Your seem to be a master of e-chemistry: respect! I like to see you to show us you are happy with you your work by having a 0,5l beer. I prefer to have it from a "Stein"... .
You mean a “Krug” or a Maß, as stein is just the material it’s made of (stoneware). Always amazing how thru adaptation language usage can be corrupted, no?
Wow! Your chrome plating was outstanding! It's not every day we get to see that. Very difficult to plate chrome. Very nice work.
BEAUTIFUL RESULTS!!!
very cool lighter, its totally over engineered like many german things but it looks like something that feels good in your hand and refilling it makes you look cool in front of your friends
*austrian 😂 my opa is austrian and his #1 rule is never call an austrian or austrian items german
@@tristangold2772 my family came from austria and they have no issues being german but that was pre ww1
@@perry92964 my opa is from Austria and Germans came into his home, killed his parents and then he was forced to work for them until he was 20. Then he fled to australia
Terrific process !
Very Love about this perfect Restauration thx ❤️🌹❤️👍
That is an awesome job on the lighter. I like how it turned out.
The things and places this lighter must have seen is something I love thinking about! So much history in one small object.
Greetings from your Canadian brother, hope all is well over your way during these tought times. Another great project under your belt, well done.
Totally awesome construction, super restored, I would think this is better than Zippo.
Considering zippo is based off these lighters 😂
stayed for the restoration, subbed for the beer review cheers
Great restoration. Love especially the galvanic part en het biertje. These lighters were sold in germany until early 70ties for about 6 DM. 2,50 DM was a $. äöüß.
I liked the four steps of electroplating! This will come in handy too!
Impressive metal work 😊
Très belle restauration, merci pour les solution 👍👍💤
Sehr guter Arbeit wie immer.
Grüße aus Spanien von einem ehemaliger Cuxhavener.
Man, beautiful work and outcome. 👏👏👏
Absolutely marvelous, my friend!
Thank you and keep it up!
A really beautiful job on this lighter. The beer looked good as well.
Fabelhaft, Herr Doktor Beer! Du brauchst das Feuerzeug nicht nur schön machen, sondern auch zu funktionieren. Das ist die schliessliche Prüfung. Gute Arbeit! Daumen hoch!
Fantastic work pal.
ah, good old german engineering, i dont know why but i just love old german things like this. beautiful
Austrian * 😂
A great restoration,I always enjoy your work.
Nicely done! I especially like the copper/chrome contrast. The patina is good as it displays it's history. Very nice!
Loved this video. I collect vintage lighters. Really nicely done. 👍🏻.
Top class as always
Very nice work!
Well that was an appropriate and IDEAL restoration
Awesome work
Love it, great skills.
Thank you!
Great job. Masterpeace of craftmanship. And the IDEAL Lighter looks pretty.
The way you balance technical knowledge, attention to detail and perfectionism with respect for the objects' identity and age is outstanding. Always my favourite restoration channel. Cheers!
I do it for comments like this
Dein handwerk ist wirklich erstaunlich
Nice work!